   Them Nordic countries do good, eh? This is sad ...  Click to enlarge. -------------------------------------
Okay, so why do the Nordic countries have this: >> Almost no poverty or starvation or ghettos. >> Virtually no homelessness problem. >> Very little crime. >> Equal opportunity to education & health care (regardless of the wallets).  ---------------------------------------- Check out the Gini Index (global median = 0.39) (which measures disparity between rich & poor):  Click to enlarge. |
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
'nough said
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Scandinavia countries have multiple political parties sharing government seats And an active trade union movement. 70% of Scandinavian employees are union members.
ReplyDeleteNo Petroleum , Wall Street,Mining,Health Insurance,Drug, and Corporate Lobbyist Legal Bribery!
Interesting stuff (via Wolfram|Alpha).
ReplyDeleteGDP per capita per year:
Canada & U.S.A. $45.2K
Sweden: $52K
Denmark: $62.5K
Norway: $94.8K
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And their Gini Index:
Sweden: 0.23 (#1 in the world)
Denmark:0.24 (#2 in the world)
Norway: 0.25 (#4 in the world)
Canada: 0.32 (#34 in the world)
U.S.A. 0.45 (#90 in the world)
Mamma mia!!
P.S.
I had to look up the Gini Index :^(